Why Did the Heavens Not Darken? (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Arna J. Mayer
- First Published: 1989
- Type of Work: History
- Time of Work: The twentieth century, especially 1933- 1945
- Setting: Europe, primarily Germany
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: World War II, Jews or Jewish life, Anti-Semitism, Nazism or Nazis, Germany or German people, Holocaust, Jewish, Poland or Polish people, Genocide
- Locales: Europe, Germany
The tenth anniversary of Adolf Hitler’s ascent to power in Germany fell on January 30, 1943. That milestone called for Nazi celebration, but the days of the Third Reich were numbered. Although unprepared to admit that fact at such an early date, Hitler did know that the tide had turned in his war for Lebensraum in Eastern Europe and Soviet Russia.
When World War II began with the invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, and especially as the decisive onslaught against Soviet Russia followed on June 22, 1941, Hitler exuded confidence that his Thousand-Year Reich would...
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